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About Lionel Jospin
Lionel Robert Jospin was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was first secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and the party's candidate for president in the 1995 and 2002 elections. In 1995, he was narrowly defeated in the second round by Jacques Chirac. In 2002, he was eliminated in the first round after finishing behind both Chirac and Jean-Marie Le Pen, prompting him to announce his retirement from politics. In 2015, he was appointed to the Constitutional Council by National Assembly President Claude Bartolone.
Everything about Lionel Jospin →- Occupation
- politician, lecturer, witness filmed, head of government
- Position held
- Prime Minister of France, First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, French Education Minister
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- July 12, 1937
- Died
- March 22, 2026